Jean-Christophe Parisot
Jean-Christophe Parisot de Bayard (20 June 1967 – 18 October 2020) was a French political scientist and disability activist with tetraplegia due to myopathy.
Jean-Christophe Parisot | |
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 Jean-Christophe Parisot in 2008 | |
| Born | 20 June 1967 |
| Died | 18 October 2020 (aged 53) |
| Occupation(s) | • Disability activist • Political scientist |
| Years active | Late 20th into 21st century |
Early life and education
He was born in Douala, Cameroon. At ten he was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. His two sisters also have this condition. In 1989 he became the first disabled student to graduate from the Sciences Po.[1]
. In 1997 he established the National League of Disabled Students.[2] He graduated in 1995 and became a doctor in political science.[3]
Career
Parisot served as a ministerial delegate in the French Ministry of Employment and Disability Integration.[4] He was also the president and founder of the Collectif des Démocrates Handicapés (Collective of Disabled Democrats).[5] in 2002 and 2007 he ran for presidency just to show that disabled people also can take difficult tasks.[6]
Parisot died on 18 October 2020 at the age of 53.[7]
See also
References
- "A Champion of France's Downtrodden, With Limits of His Own", The New York Times
- Jean-Christophe Parisot de BayardPolitologue
- Jean-Christophe Parisot, diacre, préfet et myopathe
- McGinty, Craig (22 March 2007). "Disabled People for Integration?". This French Life. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- Schofield, Hugh (10 January 2002). "Disability Ruling Caused Huge Offence". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- Jean-Christophe Parisot, premier handicapé dans le fauteuil d'un préfet
- Jean-Christophe Parisot, préfet et diacre, est mort (in French)